Description : Very low density lipoproteins are relatively rich in (A) Cholesterol (B) Triacyl glycerol (C) Free fatty acids (D) Phospholipids
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following lipoproteins would contribute to a measurement of plasma cholesterol in a normal person following a 12 hr fast? (A) High density lipoprotiens (B) Low density lipoproteins (C) Chylomicron (D) Chylomicron remnants
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Increased serum levels of which of the following may be associated with a decreased risk of atherosclerosis? (a) Very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) (b) Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) (c) Intermediate – density lipoproteins (IDL) (d) High-density lipoproteins (HDL) (e) Cholesterol
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : The class of lipoproteins having a beneficial effect in atherosclerosis is (A) Low density of lipoproteins (B) very low density lipoproteins (C) High density lipoproteins (D) Chylomicrons
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Chylomicron, intermediate density lipoproteins (IDL), low density lipoproteins (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) all are serum lipoproteins. What is the correct ordering of these particles from the lowest to ... , IDL, LDL (C) VLDL, IDL, LDL, Chylomicron (D) Chylomicron, IDL, VLDL, LDL
Description : Very low density lipoproteins are also known as (A) β-lipoproteins (B) Pre β--lipoproteins (C) α-lipoproteins (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following lipoproteins would contribute to a measurement of plasma cholesterol in a normal individual following a 12 hr fast? (A) Chylomicrons (B) VLDL (C) Both VLDL and LDL (D) LDL
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which are the cholesterol esters that enter cells through the receptor-mediated endocytosis of lipoproteins hydrolyzed? (A) Endoplasmin reticulum (B) Lysosomes (C) Plasma membrane receptor (D) Mitochondria
Last Answer : B
Description : Changes in serum high density lipoproteins (HDL) are more truly reflected by those of (A) HDL-1 (B) HDL-2 (C) HDL-3 (D) HDLC
Description : Glucocorticoids are transported in blood (A) In association with transcortin chiefly (B) In association with albumin to some extent (C) In free form partly (D) All of these
Description : Hydrated density of HD lipoproteins is (A) 0.94 gm/ml (B) 0.94–1.006 gm/ml (C) 1.006–1.063 gm/ml (D) 1.063–1.21 gm/ml
Description : The density of lipoproteins increases as the protein content (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Highly decreases (D) Slightly and promptly decreases
Description : Hydrated density of (HD) lipoproteins is (A) 0.94 gm/ml (B) 0.94-1.006 gm/ml (C) 1.006-1.063 gm/ml (D) 1.063-1.21 gm/l
Description : β-lipoproteins have the density in the range of (A) 0.95–1.006 (B) 1.006–1.019 (C) 1.019–1.063 (D) 1.063–1.125
Description : The free fatty acids in blood are (A) Stored in fat depots (B) Mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) Mainly bound to serum albumin (D) Metabolically most inactive
Description : Most animal tissues contain appreciable amounts of lipid, when in the form of depot fat it consists largely of (A) Cholesterol ester (B) Phosphatides (C) Chylomicrons (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : Palmitic, oleic or stearic acid ester of cholesterol used in manufacture of cosmetic creams is (A) Elaidic oil (B) Lanoline (C) Spermaceti (D) Chaulmoogric oil FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 75
Description : In abetalipoproteinemia, the biochemical defect is in (A) Apo-B synthesis (B) Lipprotein lipase activity (C) Cholesterol ester hydrolase (D) LCAT activity
Description : Which of the following statement is correct about membrane cholesterol? (A) The hydroxyl group is located near the centre of the lipid layer (B) Most of the cholesterol is in the form ... forms a rigid, planar structure (D) The hydrocarbon chain of cholesterol projects into the extracellular fluid
Last Answer : C
Description : Which ONE of the following is true concerning Antidiuretic hormone(ADH)? 1) Carbamazepine potentiates it's release 2) Ethanol potentiates it's release 3) It circulates in the blood bound to neurohypophysin 4) It is a cyclic octapeptide 5) It is synthesised in the posterior pituitary
Last Answer : Answers-1 ADH is a nonapeptide manufactured in the paraventricular and supra-optic nuclei of the hypothalamus and released from the posterior pituitary. It acts on the collecting ducts improving ... agents such as thiazides and SSRIs may potentiate its release. Ethanol usually inhibits release.
Description : The closed circulatory system is more efficient. Since blood circulates only inside blood vessels it can do it with more pressure reaching farther distances between the organs where hematosis ... exchange independently from the circulation) are generally slower and have a low metabolic rate.
Last Answer : What is the difference between octopuses and mussels regarding their circulatory systems?
Last Answer : (B) Lysosomes
Description : In the blood the vitamin esters are attached to (A) α1-lipoproteins (B) α2-lipoproteins (C) β-lipoproteins (D) γ-lipoproteins
Description : Increase in blood of this class of lipoproteins is beneficial to ward off coronary heart disease: (A) HDL (B) LDL (C) VLDL (D) IDL
Description : The ‘free fatty acids’ (FFA) of plasma: (A) metabolically inert (B) mainly bound to β-lipoproteins (C) stored in the fat (D) mainly bound to serum albumin
Description : The major source of extracellular cholesterol for human tissue is (A) Very low density lipoprotein (B) High density lipoprotein (C) Low density lipoprotein (D) Albumin
Description : Which of the following statement is correct about membrane cholesterol? (A) The hydroxyl group is located near the centre of the lipid layer (B) Most of the cholesterol is in the form ... forms a rigid, planar Structure (D) The hydrocarbon chain of cholesterol projects into the extracellular fluid
Last Answer : (C) The steroid nucleus form forms a rigid, planar Structure
Description : what happens to the blood as it circulates out of the right side of the heart
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Which of the following statements regarding neutrophils are true? a. The neutrophil undergoes final maturation after release into the circulation b. Patients with chronic granulomatous disease have a defective ... proteins d. The normal human neutrophil circulates in the blood for 7-10 days
Last Answer : Answer: b, c The neutrophil is a migratory phagocytic cell that defends the host against bacteria and eliminates necrotic tissue. The neutrophil matures in the bone marrow and is ... phagocytose bacteria, they are unable to kill the intracellular microbes and chronic, unresolved infections result
Description : What is vena cava? Which type of blood circulates within the vena cava?
Last Answer : The vena cava are either of two large veins that debouch into the right atrium. The superior vena cava drains all blood that comes from the head, the superior limbs, the neck and the ... limbs. Venous blood circulates within the vena cava. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: vena cava
Description : A closed circulatory system is one in which blood circulates only inside blood vessels. For this reason the blood pressure is higher in animals with closed circulatory system. The ... annelids, cephalopod molluscs and vertebrates. The Circulatory System - Image Diversity: closed circulatory system
Last Answer : What are the advantages of the closed circulatory system over the open circulatory system?
Description : Who first discovered how blood circulates in the human body? A. Edward Jenner B. Joseph Lister C. William Harvey (Answer) D. Gregor Mendel
Last Answer : C. William Harvey (Answer)
Description : NH3 is detoxified in brain chiefly as (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Glutamine
Description : Low density plasma proteins are rich in (A) Chylomicrons (B) Cholesterol (C) Triglycerides (D) Phospholipids
Description : The air around a high pressure area circulates: w) clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere x) counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere y) clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere z) in either direction regardless of hemisphere
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CLOCKWISE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Description : Genes are (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) lipoproteins and (D) Chromoproteins
Description : Carotenes are transported with the (A) Minerals (B) Proteins (C) Lipids (D) Lipoproteins
Description : The triacyl glycerol present in plasma lipoproteins are hydrolyzed by (A) Linqual lipase (B) Pancreatic lipase (C) Colipase (D) Lipoprotein lipase
Description : Transcortins are (A) Mucoproteins (B) Glycoproteins (C) Metalloproteins (D) Lipoproteins
Description : How lipoproteins are estimated?
Last Answer : Either by electrophoresis or by ultracentrifugation.
Description : A current of `0.1 A` circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a radius equal to `5 cm`. The magnetic field set up at the centre of the coil is
Last Answer : A current of `0.1 A` circulates around a coil of 100 turns and having a radius equal to `5 cm`. The magnetic ... C. `4pixx10^(-5)T` D. `2pixx10^(-5)T`
Description : Inthe _________ method, a special packet called a ______ circulates through the ring. A) reservation: control frame B) polling: poll request C) token passing: token D) none of the above
Last Answer : token passing: token
Description : In nucleotides, phosphate is attached to sugar by (A) Salt bond (B) Hydrogen bond (C) Ester bond (D) Glycosidic bond
Description : The carbon of the pentose in ester linkage with the phosphate in a nucleotide structure is (A) C1 (B) C3 (C) C4 (D) C5
Description : Wolman’s disease is due to deficiency of (A) Cholesteryl ester hydrolase (B) Hexosaminidase A (C) α-Fucosidase (D) Arylsulphatase A
Description : Phospholipase C attacks the ester bond liberating 1, 2-diacylglycerol and a phosphoryl base at position (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) 3
Description : Retinal exists as an ester with higher fatty acids in the (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Lung (D) All of these
Description : Instead of ester link plasmalogens possess an other link in position: (A) α (B) β (C) γ (D) None of these FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 93
Description : Salivary lipase hydrolyses the ester bond at (A) Position 1 of triglycerides (B) Position 2 of triglycerides (C) Position 3 of triglycerides (D) All of these
Description : Which bond is present in the primary structure of protein? (A) Ester (B) Hydrogen (C) Ionic bond (D) Peptide